Ari
Mostly boys · AR-ee · Hebrew
Ari is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “lion”. In 2025 it ranked 321st for boys in the UK (152 babies) and 393rd for boys in the US (808 babies).
What does Ari mean?
Hebrew: also an Old Norse name meaning 'eagle'
“lion”
In Iceland, Ari the Learned wrote Íslendingabók, the earliest history of the Icelanders, in the 12th century.
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Is Ari a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Ari has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 33 girls and 152 boys in the UK and 476 girls and 808 boys in the US.
How popular is Ari in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #321among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 152about 1 in 2,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 65% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 152 boys in the UK were named Ari, making it the 321st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 398th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 222 boys. 33 girls were also named Ari in 2025 (1,085th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Ari than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Ari in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 165 boys in the UK were given Ari or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #320, up from #321 for this spelling alone.
- Ari 152
- Arie 13
In 2025, 18% of the babies named Ari in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 310th in England and Wales and 441st in Scotland.
Ari in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 152 | #321 |
| 2024 | 170 | #295 |
| 2023 | 222 | #240 |
| 2022 | 205 | #255 |
| 2021 | 174 | #302 |
| 2020 | 123 | #398 |
| 2019 | 112 | #429 |
| 2018 | 95 | #477 |
| 2017 | 86 | #518 |
| 2016 | 79 | #550 |
| 2015 | 56 | #678 |
| 2014 | 40 | #850 |
| 2013 | 42 | #823 |
| 2012 | 36 | #922 |
| 2011 | 23 | #1,203 |
| 2010 | 36 | #883 |
| 2009 | 21 | #1,254 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,249 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,343 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,163 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Ari in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #393among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 808about 1 in 2,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 808 boys in the US were named Ari, making it the 393rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 392nd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 1,030 boys. It first appears in the records in 1958. 476 girls were also named Ari in 2025 (614th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Ari in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 889 boys in the US were given Ari or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #378, up from #393 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 9% of the babies named Ari in the US in 1961, and 37% in 2025.
Ari in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 808 | #393 |
| 2024 | 807 | #399 |
| 2023 | 974 | #342 |
| 2022 | 1,030 | #328 |
| 2021 | 957 | #343 |
| 2020 | 787 | #392 |
| 2019 | 860 | #371 |
| 2018 | 870 | #374 |
| 2017 | 802 | #398 |
| 2016 | 751 | #418 |
| 2015 | 771 | #402 |
| 2014 | 689 | #440 |
| 2013 | 704 | #420 |
| 2012 | 637 | #435 |
| 2011 | 510 | #508 |
| 2010 | 517 | #500 |
| 2009 | 516 | #525 |
| 2008 | 495 | #536 |
| 2007 | 463 | #556 |
| 2006 | 375 | #630 |
| 2005 | 288 | #710 |
| 2004 | 297 | #677 |
| 2003 | 298 | #666 |
| 2002 | 249 | #711 |
| 2001 | 248 | #710 |
| 2000 | 207 | #787 |
| 1999 | 194 | #788 |
| 1998 | 166 | #870 |
| 1997 | 181 | #808 |
| 1996 | 184 | #787 |
| 1995 | 166 | #830 |
| 1994 | 170 | #808 |
| 1993 | 153 | #854 |
| 1992 | 156 | #842 |
| 1991 | 156 | #823 |
| 1990 | 141 | #855 |
| 1989 | 121 | #920 |
| 1988 | 119 | #868 |
| 1987 | 115 | #869 |
| 1986 | 125 | #807 |
| 1985 | 126 | #792 |
| 1984 | 105 | #859 |
| 1983 | 153 | #693 |
| 1982 | 140 | #741 |
| 1981 | 116 | #813 |
| 1980 | 147 | #718 |
| 1979 | 156 | #682 |
| 1978 | 130 | #741 |
| 1977 | 123 | #767 |
| 1976 | 101 | #832 |
| 1975 | 105 | #811 |
| 1974 | 128 | #724 |
| 1973 | 116 | #745 |
| 1972 | 111 | #752 |
| 1971 | 166 | #637 |
| 1970 | 123 | #742 |
| 1969 | 93 | #799 |
| 1968 | 55 | #996 |
| 1967 | 47 | #1,071 |
| 1966 | 40 | #1,178 |
| 1965 | 46 | #1,094 |
| 1964 | 35 | #1,326 |
| 1963 | 32 | #1,374 |
| 1962 | 35 | #1,310 |
| 1961 | 52 | #1,077 |
| 1960 | 32 | #1,399 |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,294 |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,816 |
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Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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